veil

veil
ベール
* * *
/véil, ((米+)) véi(j)əl/ (同音vale; 類音bail, bale)
〖名〗〖C〗
1 ベール, かぶり布《◆神の守護・運命・純潔などの象徴》

a bridal ~ 花嫁のベール.

2 (修道女の)ベール; [the ~] 修道女の生活[誓い].
3 ((正式))[a/the ~] 覆い隠す物; たれ幕, とばり

a ~ of clouds 雲のベール

under the ~ of religion 宗教の名に隠れて[かこつけて]

do it under the ~ of secrecy それを極秘裡に行う.

4 〔解剖・動・菌類〕 ⇒ =velum .
beyond the veil
あの世に.
take the veil
((文))修道女になる, 尼になる; 〈イスラム教徒の女性が〉伝統的なイスラム教の衣服を身につける.
〖動〗 |他|
1 〈人が〉…をベールで覆う, …にベールをかける

~ one's face ベールで顔を覆う.

2 ((正式))…を〔…で/…から〕覆う, 隠す(conceal)〔under, in, with/from〕(⇔unveil)

be ~ed in mystery 神秘に包まれている.

|自|ベールをかぶる.

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  • Veil — (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • veil — [vāl] n. [ME veile, veil, sail, curtain < NormFr < L vela, neut. pl., taken as fem., of velum, sail, cloth, curtain < IE base * weg , to weave, attach, a textile > OIr figim, I weave, OE wecca, wick] 1. a piece of light fabric, as of… …   English World dictionary

  • veil — ► NOUN 1) a piece of fine material worn to protect or conceal the face. 2) a piece of fabric forming part of a nun s headdress, resting on the head and shoulders. 3) a thing that conceals, disguises, or obscures. ► VERB 1) cover with or as if… …   English terms dictionary

  • Veil — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hans Jürgen Veil (* 1946), deutscher Ringer Rüdiger Veil (* 1966), deutscher Rechtswissenschaftler Simone Veil (* 1927), französische Ministerin, Europapolitikerin und Parlamentspräsidentin Theodor Veil… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Veil — Veil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil}, n.] [Written also {vail}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil. [1913 Webster] Her face was veiled; yet to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Veil —   [vɛj], Simone Annie, französische Politikerin, * Nizza 13. 7. 1927; Juristin; 1944 45 in den KZ Auschwitz und Bergen Belsen inhaftiert; ab 1957 im Justizministerium tätig, 1970 74 als erste Frau Generalsekretärin des Conseil Supérieur de la… …   Universal-Lexikon

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